17" Archtop Jazz Guitar finally starting it 5 years late!

[John Parchem]

Wow!

[Kevin in California]

Thanks boys. There's flaws but hoping they don't show much.

Body sides are leveled. Now trying to figure out how I'll route the binding channels. The arching is getting in the way of the router base o. My machine.

I may need to set up a special base on another palm router that won't touch the arching. Working on that tomorrow.

Curly maple veneer is now glued to the back of the head plate. Making progress

[Kevin in California]

Went through the process of routing the body binding channels. Due to the arching I had to make a special base for the router so it could clear the arching. That went very well. Dry fit the binding/purfling which us white binding with BW side purfling and BWBW purfling all totalling .160"
Got the top glued in and after dry started scraping flush on the top. Left it .020" proud. The sides are about the same and will be scraped flush.
Then I cut out my headstock shape and routed it on my little table for binding/purfling. It will be the same scheme as the body but only 1/8" tall.
The fretboard will also be bound same but 1/4" tall.
I'm starting to attach the headstock purfling and will continue that after I get the back body bindings on hopefully tomorrow.

[peter havriluk]

Immensely impressive work!

[Kevin in California]

Thanks Peter.
I haven't shown the boo boos yet.

[peter havriluk]

I don't think we'll ever see them!

[Herman]

Inspiring work Kevin